Margaret Abbott

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Abbott was born in February 1792, in Goosnargh, Lancashire, England, her father, Jonathan Abbott, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Smith, was 43. She married John Grace on 24 July 1814, in Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Toxteth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died in August 1853, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Grace
1790–1837
Margaret Abbott
1792–1853
Marriage: 24 July 1814
Sarah Grace
1815–1886
Margaret Grace
1817–1882
Isaac Henry Grace
1820–1871
Ann Grace
1827–1848

Sources (28)

  • Margt Grace, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Margaret Abbott, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Margaret Abbot, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .

History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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